Major museums such as the Getty and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, along with philanthropists such as Sheikha Al Mayasa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar and foundations such as Steven Spielberg, have raised $12 million for a fund to support California-affected artists. are Forest fire
“LA is a vibrant arts culture – we don’t want it to die out, we don’t want artists who have lost their stuff to up and leave and we don’t want people to forget them,” said Kathryn. ” E. Fleming, Chief Executive of the J. Paul Getty Trust. “When we asked people to participate, it was like pushing an open door.”
Called the L.A. Arts Community Fire Relief Fund, the effort aims to “assist artists and arts workers in all fields who have lost homes, studios, livelihoods or otherwise lost their lives in Los Angeles,” the organization said. Devastators have been affected by the fire,” the organization said.
will be administered by the Fund. Center for Cultural Innovationan arts support organization. Applications will be accepted starting Monday. The center or Getty.
Other Funding Efforts A more grassroots approach has emerged for artists GoFundMe pages, Donation centers And Google Docs.
Contributors include the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation. Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; East West Bank; Ford Foundation; And Mohan Art Collectivewhich includes LACMA, the Hammer and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.
“It’s an incredible, powerful, complex, beautifully, multicultural place in the United States,” Elizabeth Alexander, president of the Mellon Foundation, said of Los Angeles. “As these tragic fires began, we were hearing from our people – extraordinary stories that made it clear that we needed to help.”
“We still don’t have a full idea of what the damage is in terms of arts and archives,” he added. “It’s clear that this is only phase 1.”
Organizations that have included filmmaker George Lucas’ Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation; Spielberg and Kate Capshaw Heartland Foundation; gave Robert Rauschenberg Foundation And A&L Berg Foundation.
Two of the world’s largest galleries have collaborated: Gagosian and Hauser & Wirth.
“This collaborative spirit was immediately operational,” said Michael Govan, LACMA’s director and chief executive. “It’s a big thing that L.A., which is so fragmented, is coming together so quickly. I don’t know if there’s any precedent for that.